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• Jackson Merrill is the San Diego Padres’ next breakout starSan Diego Padres Jackson Merrill | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Petco Park crowd believes in their young star The Friar Faithful loves to cheer for homegrown talent. From Tony Gwynn to Jake Peavy, the crowd support has been phenomenal. The fans find it rewarding to witness a young prospect advance through the minor league system before becoming a breakout star for their belove...2025See more Jackson Merrill news today -
• The San Diego Padres all-quarter-century teamSan Diego Padres Jake Peavy | Photo by Nick Doan/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images A group of past and present stars of the game We are one day away from Opening Day at Petco Park. Before setting our sights on the Atlanta Braves, let us take a moment to appreciate a significant sports moment. The Friar Faithful have witnessed a quarter-century of San Diego Padres baseball since fl...2025Read about Diego Padres breaking news today -
• Difficult decisions loom for Mike Shildt, PadresMike Shildt | Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Bench competition tightens as Spring Training comes to a close The San Diego Padres are in the final stages of Spring Training and that means tough decisions await Manager Mike Shildt and his staff. Shildt said recently this is the most competitive camp he’s had with regard to position players. Padres manager Mike Shildt: “This is the most co...2025See also Mike Shildt news and rumors -
• San Diego Padres’ Gavin Sheets is smashing his way onto the rosterSan Diego Padres Gavin Sheets | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The non-roster invitee has been the talk of the Cactus League Gavin Sheets could have a significant role in the 2025 San Diego Padres lineup. The team will begin the regular season without an everyday designated hitter on the roster. The Padres expect Sheets to become a run-producer as a part-time DH, 1B, and outfielder. Sheet...2025Click for news about Gavin Sheets breaking news -
• The origin of the Vedder CupThe Vedder Cup is alive and well for the 2025 season | Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images A trophy will be awarded to the winner of the Padres and Mariners season series If you ever attended a Seattle Mariners vs. San Diego Padres game at Petco Park, the chant of Vedder Cup can be heard throughout Gallagher Square moments before first pitch. Remember, there was no physical trophy awarded to...2025See also Denis Poroy news -
• Padres FA signing Kyle Hart unlikely fifth starter candidateSan Diego Padres SP Kyle Hart | Photo by Caitlin O’Hara/MLB Photos via Getty Images The former KBO star is battling Randy Vasquez, Matt Waldron and Stephen Kolek for a spot in the starting rotation The San Diego Padres have a pitching award winner vying for a starter’s role in camp this spring. No Cy Young winner, but left-handed starting pitcher Kyle Hart is the reigning Choi Dong-won Awa...2025Click for news about Kyle Hart news
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• The San Diego Padres all-quarter-century team
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• Padres FA signing Kyle Hart unlikely fifth starter candidate
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• San Diego Padres need a new ace; Michael King is the logical successorSan Diego Padres SP Michael King | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Friars need to sign King to a long-term deal 2025 should be the season when the San Diego Padres anoint a new ace atop the starting rotation. The roster offers an ideal candidate: Michael King is emerging as the logical successor. In a perfect world, a front office may want their ace to have more exp...2025See more Diego Padres -
• San Diego Padres Jake Cronenworth could display defensive prowess in 2025Padres Jake Cronenworth completing a double play in a spring training game | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images A return to second base is a welcome sight The San Diego Padres infield alignment is set for the 2025 season. Barring an injury, it will be Luis Arraez at first base, Jake Cronenworth at second base, Xander Bogaerts at shortstop and Manny Machado at third base. It has the makings ...2025Read about Jake Cronenworth injury -
• Manny Machado speaks, Padres brass listensManny Machado at San Diego Padres Fan Fest | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images A team leader’s opinion does matter If anyone has a right to feel like the true leader of the San Diego Padres, it is Manny Machado. The lack of offseason moves curb local interest in the team. Igniting a spark in the Friar Faithful seemed necessary and Machado was the logical choice to light t...2025Visit the page Manny Machado injury update -
• 2024 Padres Season Review: Kyle Higashioka, Elías Díaz and Luis CampusanoPhoto by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Let’s talk about the Padres catchers! Kyle Higashioka: 1.6 fWAR, 84 G, .220 AVG, .263 OBP, .476 SLG, 105 wRC+, 29 R, 45 RBI, 17 HR Baseball Savant Positives From This Season Not a lot of people were thinking about “Higgy” when the Juan Soto trade went down last offseason. Michael King and even Drew Thorpe were the headli...2024Check it out Padres Season injury report -
• Chargers have 7 games in 2023 to show they’re contenders
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Contract restructures will force the Chargers to partially rebuild in 2024. Could a slow start in 2023 tempt them to start early? The Chargers fanbase doesn’t have the same overlap with the Padres as they used to, now being a healthy blend of Angels and Dodgers fans as well as the Friar Faithful. However, I ask all my bolted brothers and sisters to understand my ...2023Click for news about Tom Telesco
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"The Friar Faithful have witnessed a quarter-century of San Diego Padres baseball since flipping the calendar into the 2000s." - 2024
"com/XLGyFm0G8o— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 3, 2024 He did so well the Friar Faithful gave him “HI-GGY!" - 2023
"The Chargers fanbase doesn’t have the same overlap with the Padres as they used to, now being a healthy blend of Angels and Dodgers fans as well as the Friar Faithful." - 2022
"San Diego Padres, Just One Thing in Their Way" - 2019
"“This momentous agreement speaks volumes to the direction of our organization, as well as our commitment to bringing a World Series Championship to the Friar Faithful and the City of San Diego." - 2016
"In 2015 the Friar Faithful saw their team struggle after an offseason of very promising moves." - 2014
"There was a time when the Padres spoke loudly but carried a soft stick, leaving the “hot stove” to simmer while the Friar Faithful waited with bated breath for good news that would never come."
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• The San Diego Padres all-quarter-century team
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• Difficult decisions loom for Mike Shildt, Padres
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• San Diego Padres’ Gavin Sheets is smashing his way onto the roster
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• Padres FA signing Kyle Hart unlikely fifth starter candidate
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• Leodalis De Vries and Ethan Salas highlight 2025 San Diego Padres Spring Breakout rosterSan Diego Padres top minor league prospect Leodalis De Vries | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Friars have 15 of their top 30 prospects on the roster The 2025 MLB Spring Breakout is a four-day event showcasing baseball’s top minor-league prospects competing against one another. It will occur at various Cactus and Grapefruit League ballparks from March 13-16, and all...2025Check it out Ethan Salas salary -
• San Diego Padres need a new ace; Michael King is the logical successor
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• San Diego Padres Jake Cronenworth could display defensive prowess in 2025
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• Yuki Matsui proving to be a dependable bullpen pieceYuki Matsui | Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Lefty enters year two with San Diego Yuki Matsui signed with the Padres in 2024 and proved to be an effective and dependable arm out of the bullpen in his first season. He appeared in 64 games and finished with a 3.73 ERA. This was not a surprise to the leadership in San Diego because Matsui had just completed his 10th season in the Ni...2025Visit the page Yuki Matsui contract -
• Manny Machado speaks, Padres brass listens
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• Padres catching position in a holding pattern until the arrival of Ethan SalasFuture Padres catcher Ethan Salas | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Diaz and Maldonado will compete for the 2025 starting catcher job Ethan Salas is a teenager and will remain so for the next 15 months and two weeks. He was the prize of the 2023 international free agent class. The San Diego Padres used their entire bonus money to sign him to a record $5.6 million deal. B...2025Continue with Ethan Salas salary
Friar Faithful stats and results
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• Jackson Merrill is the San Diego Padres’ next breakout star
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• San Diego Padres Jake Cronenworth could display defensive prowess in 2025
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• Manny Machado speaks, Padres brass listens
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• Padres catching position in a holding pattern until the arrival of Ethan Salas
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• 2024 Padres Season Review: Kyle Higashioka, Elías Díaz and Luis Campusano
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• Chargers have 7 games in 2023 to show they’re contenders
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• Padres Fan Survey Results: Will Luis Garcia get back to 2022 form?
John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports The Friar Faithful aren’t too optimistic... Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in San Diego Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week Padres fans were given the chance to vote on if they think reliever Lu...2023See also Luis Garcia scores
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• The San Diego Padres all-quarter-century team
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• The origin of the Vedder Cup
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• San Diego Padres need a new ace; Michael King is the logical successor
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• John Seidler will be the new boss. What’s next for the Padres?2024 Opening Day at Petco Park | Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images The Friar Faithful are unsure what the future holds for their beloved franchise. The San Diego Padres offseason was dormant until the Seidler family provided more boardroom drama than an episode of HBO’s Succession. Major League Baseball owners unanimously approved John Seidler as the team’s control person during their...2025Continue with John Seidler -
• A former Padre earns his opportunity to manage in MLBWill Venable was named the Chicago White Sox manager last October Before we concern ourselves with the exit velocity of a batted ball or a player’s WAR number, the hiring of Will Venable as manager by the Chicago White Sox will bring a smile to the Friar Faithful. No one should have forgotten the former San Diego Padre, the one constant in an otherwise forgettable period in the franchise’s histo...2025Check it out Will Venable -
• What it was like in the right field seats for Fernando Tatis Jr.’s Petco Park return
Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Padres fans were glad to have one of their superstars back Before last night’s game I was thinking back to Juan Soto’s first game as a Padre last season. Almost everyone was in their seats a half hour before the game and he got a standing ovation when he came out of the dugout to go warm up in the outfield. I wondered if Fernando Tatis Jr. was going to get ...2023Read about Fernando Tatis
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• Padres officially announce record-breaking Manny Machado deal
The San Diego Padres on Thursday made official what pretty much the entire Major League Baseball world has known over the past few days. The team announced that it has indeed signed star infielder Manny Machado to a whopping 10-year, $300 million contract — confirming earlier reports. “Manny Machado is a generational talent, and we’re ecstatic that he’s chosen to spend his prime years in a San Die...2019Continue with Manny Machado
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• Chargers have 7 games in 2023 to show they’re contenders
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• The San Diego Padres all-quarter-century team
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• The origin of the Vedder Cup
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• Jackson Merrill is the San Diego Padres’ next breakout star
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• Difficult decisions loom for Mike Shildt, Padres
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• San Diego Padres’ Gavin Sheets is smashing his way onto the roster
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• Padres FA signing Kyle Hart unlikely fifth starter candidate
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• Leodalis De Vries and Ethan Salas highlight 2025 San Diego Padres Spring Breakout roster
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• San Diego Padres’ Gavin Sheets is smashing his way onto the roster
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• Manny Machado speaks, Padres brass listens
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• Three questions A.J. Preller must answer before Opening DaySan Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The Padres have time to revamp the roster By making very few moves during the offseason, the San Diego Padres have dampened the hope of the Friar Faithful for the 2025 season. This reflects the current state of the franchise, and there is no point in debating the topic…or is there? The Padres 93-win 2024 season was dis...2025See also Diego Padres rumors
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